The exhibition will then move into Performance, not only spotlighting the achievements of Black performers themselves but breaking down notions of “being seen.” Streetstyle garments from Kervin Marc and Walé Adeyemi and a fully restored vintage Sound System will feature alongside photographs by Raphael Albert, Cynthia Lawrence-John, and Normski.

Nightlife will celebrate the spaces that provided the freedom and opportunity, beyond the boundaries of mainstream cultural status quo, for Black creatives to meet, network and express individual and collective identity safely. Marc Hare, Jennie Baptiste, Eileen Perrier and musicians like Sade and Soul II Soul are celebrated as icons who crossed the divide and soundtracked the Black nightlife scene.

The final part of The Missing Thread will be dedicated solely to the life and work of Joe Casely-Hayford OBE (1956 – 2019). The designer, despite being held in quiet esteem within the fashion world, has not been met with the same recognition as his white peers who have become household names. Over a four-decade career, Casely-Hayford revolutionised menswear, attaining cult status internationally for his subversive Savile Row sensibility and iconic fans including the likes of Lou Reed, The Clash and U2, shaping the visions of generations of designers who have come since.

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